New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the University Grants Commission (UGC) directives to Universities and Colleges to hold final year exams by September 30, was well within its domain and said that performance in such examination are “reflection of competence of the students”.
The top court held that states and universities cannot promote the students in the final year/terminal semester without holding final year/terminal examination. It said the differentiation made in the revised UGC guidelines to hold final or terminal semester examination and to give option for earlier years/intermediate semester for not holding the examination has a rational basis and cannot be termed as discrimination between the students.
The bench added that if any state/UT in exercise of jurisdiction under DM Act, has taken a decision that it is not possible to conduct the final year/ terminal semester examination by September 30, then “we grant liberty to such state/UT to make an application to the UGC for extending deadline of September 30, which shall be considered by UGC and rescheduled date be communicated to such state/UT at the earliest”. (PTI)
